Category: Wisdom of Hazrat Inayat Khan

As this is being posted, the pandemic is again increasing in intensity in many parts of the world, and so it seems appropriate to look at some counsel offered by Continue Reading →

Following the previous lecture on the subject of kismet or fate, Hazrat Inayat Khan gave a second class on the subject. In the text below, he repeats some of the Continue Reading →

The word ‘kismet’ means fate or destiny, and it is a topic which puzzles many people; we appear to have free will, the ability to direct ourselves in life – Continue Reading →

As we approach the end of this sequence of texts on the awakening of the soul, Hazrat Inayat Khan speaks of the turning from one state to another, as we Continue Reading →

In the previous post in this series, Hazrat Inayat Khan explains something of the mystical understanding of consciousness. Here, he continues in a similar vein on the theme of intelligence. Continue Reading →

Hazrat Inayat Khan here gives a very clear explanation of a very subtle matter: how we may understand the soul. The previous post in the series may be found here. Continue Reading →

In earlier instalments, Hazrat Inayat Khan described five levels of consciousness. In this post, he sketches stages of life that the evolving soul passes through. The previous post in the Continue Reading →

In earlier instalments of this series, Hazrat Inayat Khan explained the first three stages of consciousness, which is to say, our usual waking consciousness, the dreamworld, and the state of Continue Reading →

In this on-going series of teachings about the awakening of the soul, Hazrat Inayat Khan has begun to describe five levels of consciousness. Here he speaks of the third level, Continue Reading →

In this instalment of our series, Hazrat Inayat Khan begins to explore different states of consciousness, commencing with what we call ‘waking’ and ‘sleeping.’ The previous post in the series Continue Reading →